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Weissmies
Mountain in the Pennine Alps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Weissmies 4,013 m (13,166 ft) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland near the village of Saas-Fee. It is the easternmost four-thousander of its range.
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Weissmies | |
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![]() The Weissmies as seen from Lagginhorn | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,013 m (13,166 ft) |
Prominence | 1,183 m (3,881 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Monte Rosa |
Isolation | 11.0 km (6.8 mi)[2] |
Coordinates | 46°7′40″N 8°0′43″E |
Geography | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Jakob Christian Häusser and Peter Josef Zurbriggen in 1855 |
Easiest route | PD, basic snow climb |
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